2004.这是个老套的句子：Behind every successful man, there is a woman. 有人看中国的富人们，如此说：Behind every great fortune there is a crime. 每一笔巨大的财物后必有一桩罪恶。有人也这样自我解嘲：Behind every successful man, there’s a lot of unsuccessful years. I am still having my unsuccessful years. 每位成功的男人背后是年复一年的失败。而我仍旧在经历失败的年份。
2005.Yunnan, his hometown,is closest to his heart. 最叫他眷恋的是云南，他的家乡。
2006.Yunnan is full of great things to see and do （or Yunnan offers a lot of attractions）, and what is more, a fun and affordable stay is always just around the corner. 云南到处都是好看好玩的地方，而且随处可以找到便宜的旅馆。
2007.No Guilin tour is complete without a visit to Yangshuo. 不去阳朔，枉来桂林。
2008.There is more to history than meets the eye. 所有展出的物品后面都有深厚的历史。more (to somebody/something) than meets the eye，表面现象的背后。There must be more to him than meets the eye, or else why would she be interested in him? 他这个人肯定不那么简单，否则她为什么会对他感兴趣？than这里相当于一个关系代词。
2009.This is the center piece of the museum. 这是这家博物馆的镇宝之物。Is this your centerpiece? It is more like a side dish to me. 这就是你的主打项目吗？我看好像不过是道配菜。side dish 配菜，次要的东西。
2010.关于arms的三句歌词：Your arms feel like home, feel like home.你的膀臂就是我的归属，我的归属。另一句：I just died in your arms tonight. 今晚在你膀臂中我已销魂。Your arms are my castle, Your heart is my sky. 你的膀臂就是我的城堡，你的心灵就是我的天空。其余的歌词是 They wipe away tears that I’ve cried The good and the bad times, We’ve been through them all. You make me rise when I fall.
2011.“枯燥”最常用的莫过于boring，这些表达法也常用：I’m not surprised that he can’t find a partner. He’s as dull as dishwater.他找不到伙伴这没有什么可大惊小怪的，他这人如潲水一样乏味。Mr. Black’s speech was as dull as dishwater. 布来克先生的讲话枯燥透顶。
2012.Life has become bland.生活变得索然无味。He is a bland young man. 这个年轻人很单调。
2013.Our marriage has become flat and distant over time. 随着时间推移，我们的婚姻已变得平淡无奇，两人貌合神离。
2014.Their marriage is passionless. 他们的婚姻冷若冰霜。
2015.tasteless 虽然也是“没有味道”的意思，更多的时候是“低级趣味”“没品位”的意思，a tasteless remark, 低级趣味的发言。distasteful 令人讨厌的。He is a big zero. 他什么也不是，乏味。
2016.He is from an itty-bitty town of Hongshi. 他来自红石，一个很小的镇。I like this itty-bitty computer. 我很喜欢这个小巧玲珑的电脑。itty-bitty 小巧
2017.The company needs more than a band-did to fix its problems. But is there a prescription that can help this ailing company? 小打小闹解决不了这家公司的问题，但是要救这家问题缠身的公司有处方吗？band-did 创可贴，解决问题的简单办法。
2018.有人说，我们要来个“360度的根本转变”，正确的说法是，“180度”：We need a 180 degree change in our policy towards minority peoples. 对少数民族政策我们应该来个根本的调整。“360 degree”后，又回到了原点，也就没有改变了。也可以说，180 degree turn，用平常话说就是“a complete change”。一个类似的说法是，U turn 或者u-turn：You need to make a u-turn in/with your life. 你的人生应该有个根本的转变。360 degree 是“全方位”的意思。
2019.God is in the details. 神在乎的是细节。有人不信神，就说The devil is in the details. 强调要注意细节时说的话。
2020.The Serenity Prayer: God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference. 神啊，赐我平安的心，去接受我无法改变的；赐我坚定的心，去改变那可以改变的；再赐我智慧的心，分辨出两者的不同。Living one day at a time; Enjoying one moment at a time; Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace; Taking, as He did, this sinful world as it is, not as I would have it; Trusting that He will make all things right if I surrender to His Will; That I may be reasonably happy in this life and supremely happy with Him Forever in the next. Amen. --Reinhold Niebuhr 活在当下的每一天，享受当下的每一刻，把困苦当做通向安宁的道路。坦然承受此罪孽世界，按其现实本相，而非照我所愿。怀抱信念，相信神，我只需归顺您的意志，凡事定会归正修直。如此，我可欢度今生，来世也将与神同在，永享无上安乐，阿门。
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2021.That will just send her into an even greater tizzy.She is thrown into a tizzy. Don’t get into a tizzy. 不要忘乎所以！This month has thrown me into a tizzy. 这个月有点叫我手忙脚乱。
2022.Don’t shoot the messenger. 两国相交，不斩来使。
2023.Don’t feel so bad. Actually it is a good time for you to sit down to regroup and revamp. 不要太伤心了，事实上，现在是很好的时机，你可以坐下来好好策划，如何从头再来。regroup and revamp, 从头再来。
2024.Let me see what I can cook up. 让我看看能想出什么办法。
2025.Whenever she meets him, she is careful to keep things on an informational level. 她不管什么时候遇见他，她都只跟他谈公务。（她小心翼翼，将关系保持在交换信息的层面，即不与他发生感情方面的交流。）Do you want to know him on a personal level? 你想与他建立起私交的关系吗？
2026.I play by the rules. 我是个守规矩的人。
2027.That is what bugs me. 这事叫我烦。
2028.The food doesn’t fill. 这种食物不饱肚。
2029.boondoggle, 作秀工程，That is a boondoggle for the local government.这只是本地政府的一个做秀的工程。
2030.The rainbow is a token of God’s covenant established with Noal. 彩虹是神与诺亚立约的记号。原句出于创世纪9：16：Whenever the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and all living creatures of every kind on the earth. 虹必现在云彩中，我看见，就要记念我与地上各样有血肉的活物所立的永约。Retailers make the rainbow connection to raise sales. 零售商广结人缘来促销。make the rainbow connection, 与各色各样的人都交往，rainbow alliance 联合战线，意思类似于共党的“统战”概念。